Sheffield Steelers Stats
2025-26 EIHL · 54 games played
Skater Statistics
| # | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | TOI/GP | G/60 | P/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Mitchell Balmas | FW | 54 | 34 | 31 | 65 | +12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 172 | 20.4 | 1.85 | 3.54 |
| 15 | Stephen Harper | FW | 54 | 23 | 22 | 45 | +5 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 18.6 | 1.37 | 2.68 |
| 75 | Robert Dowd | FW | 50 | 15 | 27 | 42 | +25 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 19.0 | 0.95 | 2.66 |
| 13 | Mitchell Heard | FW | 52 | 14 | 28 | 42 | +8 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 17.6 | 0.92 | 2.76 |
| 8 | Ryan Tait | FW | 54 | 11 | 28 | 39 | +21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 18.4 | 0.66 | 2.35 |
| 63 | Mikko Juusola | LW | 46 | 14 | 25 | 39 | +13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 19.4 | 0.94 | 2.63 |
| 58 | Dominic Cormier | DE | 54 | 11 | 27 | 38 | +8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 24.7 | 0.50 | 1.71 |
| 62 | Evan Jasper | FW | 54 | 14 | 24 | 38 | +20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 16.7 | 0.93 | 2.54 |
| 10 | Jordon Southorn | DE | 47 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18.9 | 0.41 | 1.89 |
| 65 | Brien Diffley | DE | 47 | 4 | 23 | 27 | +29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 19.8 | 0.26 | 1.75 |
| 23 | Brett Ritchie | RW | 24 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 17.4 | 1.72 | 3.16 |
| 5 | Joona Huttula | DE | 51 | 4 | 16 | 20 | +1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17.5 | 0.27 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Samuel Tremblay | CE | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +12 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 14.6 | 0.60 | 1.54 |
| 6 | Kevin Tansey | DE | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 17.0 | 0.38 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Patrick Watling | CE | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16.3 | 0.96 | 2.39 |
| 55 | Jack Dougherty | DE | 49 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 20.4 | 0.12 | 0.90 |
| 77 | Derek Gentile | RW | 22 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15.1 | 0.72 | 2.34 |
| 86 | Clifford Pu | FW | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 19.4 | 0.69 | 1.89 |
| 67 | Reece Kelly | DE | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10.2 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 44 | Ivan Bjorkly Nordstrom | RW | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.0 | 0.78 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Kyle Watson | FW | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.3 | 0.74 | 2.21 |
| 27 | Cole Shudra | DE | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.3 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 61 | Logan Neilson | FW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Nick Seitz | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Joe Lynch | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Liam Steele | DE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Goaltending
35
GP
21-14
W-L
4
Shutouts
11.4%
SO%
91.64%
SV%
2.44
GAA
943
Saves
19
GP
12-7
W-L
2
Shutouts
10.5%
SO%
92.70%
SV%
2.19
GAA
533
Saves
EIHL Top 10 Scorers
| # | Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Balmas | SHE | 54 | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| 2 | Tim Doherty | NOT | 53 | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | Grant Mismash | COV | 52 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 4 | Kristoff Kontos | CAR | 52 | 17 | 36 | 53 |
| 5 | Tristin Langan | GLA | 54 | 16 | 36 | 52 |
| 6 | Mathieu Gosselin | GUI | 53 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 7 | Mike Lee | BEL | 53 | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 8 | JJ Piccinich | BEL | 53 | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| 9 | Mitchell Heard | GLA | 58 | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| 10 | Joey Martin | CAR | 52 | 20 | 28 | 48 |
Performance Trends
How has form changed across the season? Rolling 5-game averages reveal the arc.
| Month | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | GF | GA | GF/G | GA/G | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.50 | 25 | 12 | 4.17 | 2.00 | Strong |
| November | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1.70 | 32 | 20 | 3.20 | 2.00 | Peak form |
| December | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.25 | 26 | 20 | 3.25 | 2.50 | Solid |
| January | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0.90 | 33 | 37 | 3.30 | 3.70 | Struggling |
| February | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.63 | 39 | 14 | 4.88 | 1.75 | Strong |
| March | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1.22 | 31 | 26 | 3.44 | 2.89 | Mixed |
| April | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 10 | 9 | 3.33 | 3.00 | Mixed |
Best Stretch — Games 4–8 (Oct 18 – Nov 2)
5W-0L-0OTL across 5 games.
Outscored opponents 21–7
(4.2 GF/G, 1.4 GA/G).
2.00 pts/game.
Current Form — Games 49–54 (Mar 22 – Apr 5)
3W-1L-2OTL across last 6 games.
GF: 3.7/game, GA: 3.0/game.
1.33 pts/game.
Lost to CAR.
Scoring & Situational Analysis
Period-by-period scoring (54 games with period data)
1st Period
57
GF
37
GA
+20
Net
1.06 GF/G · 0.69 GA/G
2nd Period
71
GF
49
GA
+22
Net
1.31 GF/G · 0.91 GA/G
3rd Period
61
GF
46
GA
+15
Net
1.13 GF/G · 0.85 GA/G
Streaks & Momentum
1 OTL
Current Streak
5
Longest Win Streak
3
Longest Winless
53%
Bounce-Back Rate
Game Closeness Breakdown
Close = 1-goal games, OT/SO, or 2-goal games where the score was within 1 after the 2nd period (likely empty net).
| Category | GP | W | L | OTL | Win% | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Games | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 54% | 32 |
| Comfortable (2-3 goals) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58% | 14 |
| Blowouts (4+) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72% | 26 |
Special Teams
Powerplay & penalty kill performance across 54 games with data.
24.6%
Powerplay %
30/122
2nd of 10
86.1%
Penalty Kill %
93/108
1st of 10
2.3
PP Opp / Game
7th of 10
8.1
PIM / Game
3rd of 10
49.9%
Faceoff %
1605 / 3218
6th of 10
Faceoff Breakdown by Player
| Player | W | L | Total | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Heard | 449 | 406 | 855 | 52.5% |
| Robert Dowd | 389 | 392 | 781 | 49.8% |
| Samuel Tremblay | 221 | 231 | 452 | 48.9% |
| Mitchell Balmas | 167 | 180 | 347 | 48.1% |
| Clifford Pu | 125 | 116 | 241 | 51.9% |
| Stephen Harper | 105 | 113 | 218 | 48.2% |
| Patrick Watling | 79 | 81 | 160 | 49.4% |
| Cole Shudra | 19 | 47 | 66 | 28.8% |
| Derek Gentile | 16 | 12 | 28 | 57.1% |
| Evan Jasper | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% |
| Ivan Bjorkly Nordstrom | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% |
| Ryan Tait | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Nick Seitz | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Brett Ritchie | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Kevin Tansey | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| Mikko Juusola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Jack Dougherty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kyle Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Penalty Breakdown
Total minutes by infraction type for the season.
| Penalty Type | Count | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 9 | 60 |
| Roughing | 25 | 50 |
| Tripping | 24 | 44 |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 6 | 38 |
| Cross Checking | 7 | 35 |
| Hooking | 19 | 34 |
| Slashing | 18 | 34 |
| Checking to the Head | 2 | 25 |
| Abuse of Officials | 2 | 22 |
| Interference | 10 | 20 |
| Delay of Game — Puck out of Play | 7 | 14 |
| Fighting — Aggressor | 2 | 12 |
| Fighting — Instigator | 2 | 12 |
| Too Many Men | 5 | 10 |
| High Sticking | 4 | 8 |
| Holding | 3 | 6 |
| Holding the Stick | 2 | 4 |
| Goaltender Interference | 1 | 2 |
| Elbowing | 1 | 2 |
| Delay of Game — Freezing the Puck | 1 | 2 |
| Delay of Game — Incorrect Challenge | 1 | 2 |
| Playing Puck outside Trapezoid | 1 | 2 |
| Boarding | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 153 | 440 |
Player Chemistry
Which players combine for the most goals? Based on scorer and assist data.
Top Pairings
| Players | Goals Together |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Balmas + Mikko Juusola | 17 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Dominic Cormier | 15 |
| Robert Dowd + Evan Jasper | 13 |
| Mitchell Heard + Stephen Harper | 13 |
| Ryan Tait + Evan Jasper | 11 |
| Mitchell Heard + Mikko Juusola | 11 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Brien Diffley | 9 |
| Mikko Juusola + Dominic Cormier | 9 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Stephen Harper | 9 |
| Mitchell Heard + Ryan Tait | 9 |
Top Lines
| Line | Goals Together |
|---|---|
| Robert Dowd , Evan Jasper , Samuel Tremblay | 4 |
| Mitchell Heard , Mikko Juusola , Dominic Cormier | 4 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Stephen Harper , Brien Diffley | 3 |
| Mikko Juusola , Brien Diffley , Jordon Southorn | 3 |
| Mitchell Heard , Stephen Harper , Ryan Tait | 3 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Mikko Juusola , Dominic Cormier | 3 |
| Robert Dowd , Evan Jasper , Jordon Southorn | 2 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Ryan Tait , Brien Diffley | 2 |
| Mitchell Heard , Stephen Harper , Derek Gentile | 2 |
| Mitchell Heard , Mitchell Balmas , Dominic Cormier | 2 |
Team Records (League)
Sheffield Steelers's best and worst seasons across all years.
Power Play %
Best
28.8%
2023-24
Worst
16.7%
2022-23
Now
24.6%
Penalty Kill %
Best
86.2%
2023-24
Worst
74.8%
2024-25
Now
86.1%
Win %
Best
83.3%
2023-24
Worst
61.1%
2025-26
Now
61.1%
Goals For / Game
Best
4.22
2023-24
Worst
3.52
2022-23
Now
3.63
Goals Against / Game
Best
2.09
2023-24
Worst
2.56
2021-22
Now
2.56
PIM / Game
Best
6.4
2024-25
Worst
12.1
2022-23
Now
8.1
Goal Differential
Best
+115
2023-24
Worst
+58
2025-26
Now
+58